Influence of Orally Administered Probiotic Lactobacillus Strains on Vaginal Microbiota in Women with Breast Cancer during Chemotherapy: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blinded Pilot Study | Zendy

Julian Marschalek | Zendy; Alex Farr | Zendy; MarieLouise Marschalek | Zendy; Konrad J. Domig | Zendy; Wolfgang Kneifel | Zendy; Christian F. Singer | Zendy; Herbert Kiss | Zendy; Ljubomir Petricevic | Zendy

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Influence of Orally Administered Probiotic Lactobacillus Strains on Vaginal Microbiota in Women with Breast Cancer during Chemotherapy: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blinded Pilot Study

Author(s) -

Julian Marschalek,

Alex Farr,

MarieLouise Marschalek,

Konrad J. Domig,

Wolfgang Kneifel,

Christian F. Singer,

Herbert Kiss,

Ljubomir Petricevic

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

breast care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1661-3805

pISSN - 1661-3791

DOI - 10.1159/000478994

Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , placebo , lactobacillus , vaginal atrophy , probiotic , lactobacillus rhamnosus , cancer , randomized controlled trial , chemotherapy , vaginal cancer , menopause , cervical cancer , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics

Due to chemotherapy and estrogen deprivation therapy, genitourinary syndrome of menopause is a common condition in breast cancer patients. We aimed to determine the effect of an orally administered Lactobacillus preparation on the vaginal microbiota in breast cancer patients.

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